I don't know Well there's no charge for the haircut And the bullets come free My uncle sam sent a letter, said: He's got a mission for me Now i'm a ranger, not a stranger And i live in saigon We've got a team of special forces And we deliver napalm But if they tell you that i've lost my mind Maybe it's not gone just a little hard to find About the time this letter gets home I'll be gone, gone, yeah gone And if they tell you that i'm m.i.a. Think a little less about me each day 'cause if i ever get back I'll be shell shocked Feels funny riding in my car Used to drive a tank and shoot a b.a.r. I know i'm home But i feel gone,gone, yeah gone Now it's over and the homeland's safe Got a purple heart to show the world i'm brave The businessmen sat home Well i got shell shocked